本片導演胡阿·佩德羅·羅德裡格斯1966年生於里斯本,1989年開始進入電影界,做助理導演和剪接師。1997年評短片《生日快樂》(Parabens!)獲得威尼斯電影節評審團特別推薦。1999年完成兩段式紀錄片《這裡是我的家/去EXPO的旅程》(Esta e a minha casa / Viagem a Expo)。《幻影》是他的首部劇情長片。為了拍攝本片,此人花了幾個月時間觀察垃圾工人的生活。 胡阿·佩德羅·羅德裡格斯說這部電影「不是關於垃圾工人的,他們只是電影的出發點,故事的主題是狂暴的慾望以及被拒絕時的無力感。」為了找到心中的男主角,他用了將近一年時間,尋找「既明亮又黑暗的眼神,不可饒恕,不能滿足」。最後,他找到了裡卡爾多·梅裡西斯。
【Storyline】:
Young and handsome Sergio works the night shift as a trash collector in Lisbon, Portugal. He can't force himself to connect with his pretty female co-worker Fatima, who displays an avid interest in him, so instead Sergio roams the city with the trash company's pet dog. Eventually Sergio becomes fascinated with a sleek motorcycle, and then also its arrogant owner - a young man totally indifferent to Sergio. The frustrated trash collector's surfacing desires unleash his darkest impulses, sending him down a dangerous path of violence, depravity and degradation.
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